Legal Updates

On Friday 28 October 2016, an Employment Tribunal ruled that drivers who drive customers for the transport network, Uber, are to be recognised as workers within the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA 1996”). This means that Uber drivers will now be entitled to certain workers’ rights.

The Office for National Statistics has issued a report highlighting that absenteeism in the private sector costs employers over £8 billion per year.

Earlier this year, Theresa May commented that “if you are a woman, you will earn less than a man.”